One of the most interesting workshops last season, at Ayr Writers’ Club, was on Self-Promotion. Ken McGaffin and John Crowley demonstrated ways for writers to… Read More »INTRIGUE A REPORTER… A Glimpse of Life in 1705!
Coming to the comfort of your very own chair, this year’s festival once again offers an exciting list of speakers including Andrew Marr on “Boswell… Read More »BOSWELL BOOK FESTIVAL 10th to16th JUNE – The World’s Only Festival of Biography and Memoir
AYR WRITERS’ CLUB is delighted to promote the publication of “MIXED BLESSINGS” by former member Sonya Hill. Sonya lives with cerebral palsy and her book… Read More »PAST AYR WRITERS’ CLUB MEMBER PUBLISHING SUCCESS
For those of you unfamiliar with the Scottish Book Trust’s annual writing project, it is the chance for everyone to get involved and share their… Read More »SCOTTISH BOOK TRUST – join the CELEBRATION
With a full double-page feature article, splashes of colour photographs, Ayr Writers’ Club member and regular columnist of Ayrshire Magazine, Gill Sherry, interviewed Nigel Ward,… Read More »Ayr Writers’ Club Featured Within Ayrshire Magazine
PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR RECORDING AWC received a request from AYRSHIRE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE looking for someone with experience of writing and publishing, to… Read More »Carolyn O’Hara’s Collaboration with Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce Encourages a New Generation of Writers
The Scottish Association of Writers (SAW) annual Weekend Writers’ Conference hasn’t been held back one iota this year. It’s been business as usual – but… Read More »Ayr Writers Excel at 2021 Scottish Association of Writers’ National Writing Awards
Ayr Writers’ Club member, Suzy Kelly, has been selected as part of the National Library of Scotland’s commitment to capturing the nation’s memory of the year 2020, in a brand new initiative – Fresh Ink. It’s a fantastic opportunity. With extensive media coverage, The Herald was part of a nation-wide appeal late last year to find the… Read More »Suzy A. Kelly Secures Writing Commission from National Library of Scotland
Taking just one year in history, local history – Ayr in 1898 – Carolyn O’Hara’s delightful book, Oculeus, captures the weekly charming, amusing, newspaper commentaries of her great-grandfather, William G. Wallace (aka Oculeus) which were published within the Ayrshire Post that year. As a piece of historical research, Carolyn’s methods have recently been shared with… Read More »‘Scrapbook Time Travel’ – a British Association for Local History Article by Carolyn O’Hara
It’s a little under a year since Ayrshire Archives, the holders of almost 50 years’ worth of writing from the members of Ayr Writers’ Club, closed its doors of the Watson Peat Building in Auchincruive, Ayr. Carolyn O’Hara, our Archivist Committee Member, has been safely storing the many files, boxes, and a couple of carrier… Read More »Ayrshire Archives Moves to Old Ayr Academy Building
All members of Ayr Writers’ Club are affiliate members of the Scottish Association of Writers (SAW) and are eligible to enter any of the 10 national January competitions open to members registered for the SAW Online Writers Conference in March 2021. They are: Drama – A one act stage play (maximum of 5 characters). Approximately… Read More »Scottish Association of Writers’ Annual National Competitions Open for Submission
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart Reviewed by Marion Husband Word Count 493 Pan Macmillan, 430 pages, Fiction ISBN: 978-1-5290-1927-8 Hardback Edition £8.00 Shuggie Bain is a fictional story about the powerful and loving relationship between a young boy and his alcoholic mother. A compelling and at times painful read, the theme is of love, addiction,… Read More »Book Review by Marion Husband ~ ‘Shuggie Bain’ by Douglas Stuart